TY - BOOK AU - Blake,Charles H. AU - Morris,Stephen D. TI - Corruption & democracy in Latin America T2 - Pitt Latin American series SN - 82296023 U1 - 320.98 20 PY - 2009/// CY - Pittsburg (Pensilvania, Estados Unidos) PB - University of Pittsburgh Press KW - Ciencia política KW - Corrupción política KW - América Latina KW - Democracia KW - Política y gobierno KW - 1980- N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice; Introduction. Political and analytical challenges of corruption in Latin America / Stephen D. Morris and Charles H. Blake --; Pt. I; Causes and impacts of corruption in Latin America -- Democracy, economic policy, and political corruption in comparative perspective; Strom C. Thacker -- The crisis of the democratic state; Alfredo Rehren -- Corruption and democratic governability; John Bailey -- Why do corrupt governments maintain public support?; Luigi Manzetti and Carole J. Wilson -- Public attitudes toward corruption; Charles H. Blake --; Pt. II; National case studies of corruption -- Local accountability and the Peruvian Vaso de Leche program; José R. López-Cálix, Mitchell A. Seligson, and Lorena Alcázar -- Evaluating citizen attitudes about corruption in Chile; Adam Brinegar -- Corruption, accountability reforms, and democracy in Brazil; Matthew M. Taylor -- Corruption and democracy at the state level in Mexico; Stephen D. Morris -- Conclusion. Scholarly avenues and policy directions for the twenty-first century; Charles H. Blake and Stephen D. Morris ER -